The European Union on April 3 criticized Kosovo’s deportation of six Turks who were political foes of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying it “raised questions” about both Pristina’s and Ankara’s “respect” for human rights.
The deportations on March 29, which were approved by Kosovo’s interior minister and intelligence chief, prompted their dismissal a day later by Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, who said the officials took action without his permission.
The Turks who were deported had ties to the Fethullah Gulen movement that Erdogan blames for a failed 2016 coup attempt against his government. Gulen, a Muslic cleric, and his followers have denied the allegations.
Both Kosovo and Turkey have applied to become members of the EU.
https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-criticizes-kosovo-turky-over-deportation-six-erdogan-political-foes/29144413.html
